Mark Monroe is Mels husband in the TV series Virgin River. He died tragically in a car accident during a rainstorm. In season 1, Mels tragic backstory is revealed. She and Mark are happily expecting a baby, only to have the pregnancy end in a stillbirth. As a result, Mel suffers from depression. The couple undergoes infertility treatment without success. Mel wants to continue the treatments, but Mark is ready to stop, seeing the toll it is taking on his wife and their marriage. They get in an argument in the car while Mark is driving, and he takes his eyes off the road and gets in a horrific car accident, and ultimately dies at the hospital. After Marks death, Mel moves north to Virgin River and struggles daily with the loss of Mark and their lost time together.